The Underwater Explorers Club was founded by businessman Harold Penman. It collapsed when Harold Penman ran out of money and many members migrated to the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC).

The late Trevor Hampton

Trevor Hampton

Trevor Hampton AFC was one of the United Kingdom's first scuba divers and helped to develop sport diving in the UK.-Early years:...

, a British diving pioneer, had dealings with both the Underwater Explorers Club and BSAC.
A article formerly on the BSAC website, Once Upon a Time in the BSAC, refers to Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey, and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein,...

as a member.